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The Waterworks Museum is housed in the Lower Pumping Station of Hereford’s Victorian waterworks at Broomy Hill whose early electricity supplies were brought in via this green connection box. Until recently, it was situated outside the water-tower pump annexe, built in 1882, which is now the Museum’s toilet block. Replacing the ‘Lucy Box’ with a…

‘Emma’ Is New Attraction At Waterworks Museum

Gala Day is always a special day in the Waterworks Museum calendar but this year, on Sunday 8th July, it will be extra special because it will be visitors first chance to see Emma, Herefordshire Council’s vintage steam road roller, in her new home. Built in 1920 by the firm Aveling & Porter, Emma is…

Children Admitted Free In July & August 2018

First-time visitors to the Waterworks Museum from across Herefordshire have described the museum as ‘a hidden gem’ and as an attraction that is ‘great for all ages'. To help promote greater local awareness of the museum the Trustees have agreed that for a short period children up to the age of 16 will be admitted…

The beating heart of the Waterworks Museum – Hereford is the Worth Mackenzie triple-expansion steam engine. Standing two storeys high, it was installed in 1895 to provide Hereford with a reliable supply of drinking water. Pumping one million gallons every twelve hours the engine stayed in service through the Second World War and finally ceased…

Opening Times

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August

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August Events
https://www.waterworksmuseum.org.uk/about/event/august-events/
All day
01/08/18-31/08/18
The Waterworks Museum - Hereford, Hereford, United Kingdom
The Waterworks Museum - Hereford, Hereford, United Kingdom

Not In Steam Days:
Every Tuesday: 11am – 4pm
In Steam Days:
Museum opens at 12.00 and is in-steam between 1pm – 4pm
August 12th Sunday: Museum open – all engines working.
August 21st Sunday: Summer Holiday (Teddy Bears’ Picnic): trails/family fun – bring a teddy and a picnic.
August 26th Sunday and 27th Monday: Focus on key technologies – the Pelton Wheel.
For other dates and full details see 2018 Calendar and Admission Charges

Did You Know?

The oldest part of the Museum is 160 year old and dates back to 1856 and the creation of Hereford City’s first municipal water supply.

The Museum’s display in the Rotherwas Building is the only permanent exhibition dedicated to Hereford in WWII.

Our working triple-expansion steam engine, which stands two-floors high, was built in 1895 and continued in use supplying water to Hereford until 1952.

The Waterworks Museum was established over 40 years ago in 1974.

In 2015, volunteers welcomed over 5,400 visitors to the Museum (a record year).

The Museum’s collection totals over 3,500 items (including books, documents and records relating to the water industry).

The collection includes many important items of our industrial heritage, which but for the intervention of the Museum would have been lost forever.

To create the Noel Meeke Heritage Water Park a team of 30 volunteers gave over 2,300 hours of their time.

Volunteers run every aspect of the Museum – we have no paid staff.

The main Museum building is one of less than 6% of all listed buildings that is rated as Grade II*.

In 2000, the Museum was on the listed buildings ‘at risk’ register and at risk of closure.

The Museum’s oldest exhibit, a horse drawn fire engine, dates to 1805 and was used on the estate at Stoke Lacey.

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